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Are you looking to learn more about cloud computing and Azure? New Horizons is offering you the opportunity to access two FREE On-Demand courses from Microsoft. These four-hour On-Demand videos will allow you to learn at your own pace.

The two free courses are:

Cloud Computing Fundamentals - Take the first step toward learning about the fundamental principles and concepts of cloud computing as you consider a career in IT, or seek to add to your existing knowledge and experience. This course provides a primer to help you understand the business benefits of cloud computing solutions, become familiar with "cloud terminology," and explore the basic concepts behind the cloud.

This course provides a primer to help you understand the business benefits of cloud computing solutions, become familiar with "cloud terminology," and explore the basic concepts behind the cloud.

Lesson 1

Cloud Computing Concepts

Introducing the Cloud

Introducing Cloud Services

Describe what a Cloud is

Understand evolving IT operations models

Understand business drivers for the Cloud

Lesson 2

Cloud Services Basics

Implementation: Cloud Service Usage Models

Identify the different types of cloud services models, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service, (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS)

Learn how the different types of cloud services function through public, private, and hybrid implementations

Outline the challenges in moving from a traditional on-premises model to a cloud model

Describe several Microsoft options for managing a cloud infrastructure

Azure First Look - This course will help you to become familiar with the fundamentals of Microsoft Azure, including web-based portals for deploying resources and managing Azure subscriptions. You'll learn about Azure Resource Manager and how to use templates to manage resources. This course also introduces PowerShell as a key tool to manage and automate Azure resources.